What color is #717076?

#717076 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717076?

The RGB value is 113, 112, 118: 113 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717076?

The complementary color is #757670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717076?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717076 color

#717076 rgb(113, 112, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717076 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.9% green and 46.3% blue (113, 112, 118).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#717076 color codes

HEX	`#717076`
RGB	`rgb(113, 112, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 5%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.5, 1.62, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.5, 3.57, 297.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.874, 16.407, 19.467)`
Decimal	`7434358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717076, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #717076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #717076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717076; }
.text { color: #717076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 112 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717076, #747076); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #717076?: #717076 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717076?: The RGB value is 113, 112, 118: 113 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717076?: The complementary color is #757670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717076?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.